Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-15

matter, but is one of the petty annoy
ances attendant upon prohibition, and
makes people of the opinion that legisla-
tion is descending into a domain where
it has no business and meddling with 8
mans private affairs.
Under the amendment farmer cannot
manufacture few punches of grapes into
wine for his own use without being liable
to Indictment. There is not much wine
made in Texas, but it any one man desires
to make few bottles Of wine for his ia
bic without being amenable to the law,
should ne not have the privilege OF doing
so? This is carrying legislation to alb
surd lengths. No matter how much the
farmer may be opposed to whisky drink
ing, he can hardly vote away his right to
convert his grapes into wine when he de-
sires. Movements can miss the mark by
aiming at too much CIeburne Chroni-
Gle.
The Austin Statesman wants to know
why the Prohibitionists do not include
opium, "whose habitual use is far more
destructive of mind and body than whis
KY" We suggest that the Legislature
has already prohibited this drug in the
recent law providing for the suppression
of opium joints. This is as far as the
most ardent Prohibitionist proposes TO go
in the suppression of liquor, being simply
the closing, by law, of open (and secretl
saloons, just as the Legislature prohibits
open Cor secret opium Joints. The in
tention in both cases is precisely the
same-to discourage the habit of artificial
stimulation by restricting and limiting
the source Of supply.-[Waco Day.
Put the Prohibitionists in power in
Texas and in less than ten years they
will have an amendment dishonoring eX-
Coufederates, such as Kansas has.
- Waco Examiner.
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A great cry is being raised about the
destruction of the young grape industry
of Texas. Does this howl come from the
vineyards or from the saloons and dis
tilleries?-T Killeen Banner.
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The most touching thing about this
prohibition campaign is the amount of
anxiety manifested about personal liberty.
As long as there is such devotion to per-
sonal liberty it may be safely assumed
that the republic is safe. By the way,
what is personal liberty? Is it not some
what abridged by the ten commandments?
ii Gainesville Register.
II is touching indeed to see the great
solicitude manifested by the Anheuser-
Busch firm of beer brewers in st. Louis for
the personal Hberty'' of the people of
Texas. They can afford to be drawn
upon for $4,000 in order to keep the
personal liberty'' OF our people from
being wrested away from them by prohi
biton fanatics. y Henderson News.
49,
In over thirty years residence in Texas,
the magnitude and importance Of the
grape crop was never heard of in such
pathetic terms until this prohibition cam
paign. The truth of the matter is, the
grape is the most unreliable crop Texas
has in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the state it
is complete failure four years out of
five, and it's culture has in very great
measure been abandoned. But then
there must be something for the ants to
arouse sympathy over, and it had as well
be the grape as anything else.
How many Of the ants in this county
have vineyards? How many persons in
the state are earning a living by attempt
ing to cultivate grapes? How many wine
presses in the state are being run for
profit by the owners? All the CAB about
great Industry being busted sky high if
prohibition is adopted is thin.-[Sher-
man Herald.
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Say, there, you little old Texas farmer,
who has for 10 these many years been
sitting under your own vine and fig tree,
and gathering the wild mustang and sap
oak grapes and making them into wine
for your own use, are you going to vote
for the amendment, which, if carried, will
make you criminal in the simple enjoy
ment of this ancient and God-given priv
lege?-[ Decatur Post.
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If our Saviour ever comes on earth
again he will have to be careful about
where ne works wine miracles, or he may
lay himself liable to criminal prosecution.
- Mexia Ledger.
AS far as noticed the press of the state